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February 23, 2001Volume 29, Number 20



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Biogeochemistry researcher to speak at FES

Jennifer King, a researcher in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, will discuss "Biogeochemical Approaches to Understanding Ecosystems Processes" on Monday, Feb. 26.

Her talk will begin at 5 p.m. in Rm. 24 of Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. Sponsored by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

King's research focuses on plant-soil-atmosphere interactions and changes in ecosystem processes in response to changing environmental conditions. She uses experimental approaches in the laboratory and in the field to address ecological and biogeochemical questions.

A postdoctoral research associate for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, King is working on a project examining the effects of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on ecosystem dynamics and biogeochemistry of the Colorado short grass steppe.


Author of 'Kiss My Tiara' is guest at master's tea

Susan Jane Gilman, author of "Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a Smart-Mouth Goddess," will be the guest at a Saybrook College master's tea on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

The tea will take place at 4 p.m. in the common room of the Swing Dorm, 100 Tower Pkwy., and is free and open to the public.

In "Kiss My Tiara," Gilman provides a guide for women to fight back against societal pressures regarding beauty, food, men, money, the myth of instant love, marriage and religion. She tackles topics ranging from sex to politics, dieting to dating, to using shopping as a power tool and classic "man-catching" tactics to negotiate a raise.

Gilman reveals that her most trusted ally in addressing the range of women's concerns is her grandmother, whom she describes as "a combination of Fran Lebowitz, Queen Latifah and Jesse Ventura." Rather than counsel women to lose weight, get married and produce children, Gilman's grandmother is more likely to say, "Take a few lovers, travel the world, and don't take any crap."

Gilman has written commentary for The New York Times, Ms., US, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She has won several literary awards for her fiction and essays.


FES talk to focus on 'rethinking nuclear energy'

Garry Brewer, professor of environmental policy and management at the University of California at Berkeley, will present a talk titled "Finding the Right Balance: Rethinking the Nuclear Energy Option" on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Sponsored by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Brewer's talk will take place at 4 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium of Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

A professor in Berkeley's Energy and Resources Group, Brewer is also dean of the University of California Extension.

A member of the Yale faculty 1974-1991, Brewer was simultaneously appointed to the School of Organization and Management, the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Department of Political Science. He served in leadership roles for the Yale Center for International and Area Studies and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies.

Brewer is the author, co-author or editor of nine books and over 195 professional publications on a wide range of topics, including contributions on organizational complexity and behavior, computer applications to social and national security problems, political and economic development, forecasting and strategic planning, and several forms of environmental management and resource matters.


Renowned abstract artist will discuss her work

Abstract artist Elizabeth Murray will discuss her work on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Trained at The Art Institute of Chicago and Mills College in Oakland, California, Murray went on to teach at the California Institute of the Arts, Princeton University and the School of Visual Arts in New York. She also taught at Yale from 1977 to 1980.

Murray's work was given its first major exposure when her painting, "Dakota Red," was selected to be shown in the 1972 Whitney Biennial. She later traded the painting to her dentist for services.

A survey of Murray's paintings and drawings took place at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1988. In 1995, she curated the exhibition "Artist's Choice -- Elizabeth Murray: Modern Women" for the Museum of Modern Art.

A member of the American Institute of Arts, Murray's honors include the Walter M. Campana Award from The Art Institute of Chicago, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award, the Skowhegan Medal for Painting, the Larry Aldrich Prize in Contemporary Art and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award. She received honorary doctorates from her alma mater, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Rhode Island School of Design.


Supermodel Emme to speak at campus events

Plus-size supermodel Emme will speak at two campus events on Thursday, March 1.

She will first be the guest of a 4 p.m. master's tea in the Calhoun College master's house, 434 College St. She will then discuss body image at an Eating Concerns Hotline and Outreach evening talk at 7 p.m. in Rm. 102 of Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St. Both events are free and open to the public.

Emme was selected twice as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine, "Woman of the Year" by Glamour magazine, and one of the "Most Fascinating Women of the Year" and one of the "Most Important Women in America of 1999" by the Ladies' Home Journal.

A spokeswoman for Revlon, Emme hosts "Fashion Emergency" on E! Entertainment Television. She writes a monthly "Ask Emme" column in Mode magazine and authored the book "True Beauty -- Positive Attitudes & Practical Tips from the World's Leading Plus Size Model."

A vocal advocate for women of all ages to be fit and healthy, Emme lectures at high schools and universities around the country about body image and self-esteem. The first model to be invited to speak about these issues before a Congressional sub-committee in Washington, D.C., she hopes to increase awareness and raise funds to help treat eating and body image disorders.


Artist will discuss her 'portraits of physicians in daily practice'

Ann Starr, an artist based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, will deliver a lecture titled "Artist Looks at Her Doctor and He Looks Back -- Portraits of Physicians in Daily Practice" on Thursday, March 1.

Sponsored by the Program for Humanities in Medicine, the talk will take place at 5 p.m. in the Beaumont Room of the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will precede the lecture at 4:30 p.m.

Starr contends that while medicine's pioneers and laureates are pictured in the grand portraits hung in the halls of medical science, ordinary physicians historically are known through the traditions of satire aimed at a popular audience. She believes that today's practitioners even have a new image -- doctors are now marketed as "service providers."

Starr's doctor, however, is not a medical saint, a quack or a "provider," the artist contends. Starr's portraits of her doctor investigate a nuanced relationship based on the centrality of visual observation.


Welfare to Work programs is topic of Bush Center lecture

Martha Zaslow, senior scholar and content area director of welfare and poverty research at Child Trends in Washington, D.C., will speak in the Bush Center in Child Development and Social policy lecture series on Friday, March 2.

Her talk, titled "Welfare to Work Programs: Effects on Children," will take place at noon in Rm. 211 of Mason Laboratory, 9 Hillhouse Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth and families. Staffers conduct basic research, as well as gather and analyze data from existing sources. They also provide technical assistance to improve the quality, scope, and use of data on children and families. In the public information domain, Child Trend communicates research to the media, public officials, professional organizations and service providers.

At Child Trends, Zaslow focuses on the implications of welfare policies for families and children. She also conducts research on the development of children in poverty, maternal employment, child care, and improving survey measures of parenting and of children's development.

Zaslow previously worked at the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.


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Comedian Carlin shares tales from his 'very lucky' life

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Bentley Layton appointed to Goff chair in religious studies

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Graduate students give voice to their poetry in colloquium

Valesio group is 'an ongoing poem'

Candid close-ups are Yale police officer's hobby

Pioneering nurses will be honored at center's annual convocation

Grant to support field research by F&ES students

YUHS names new medical director

Pianist (and trained chemist) makes his faculty debut

Shakespeare-inspired music will be featured in concert by Yale Jazz Ensemble

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